switch on

verb

switched on; switching on; switches on

: to turn on (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.

I switched on the TV.

She switched the light on.

Examples of switch on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Iranian officials convened in Tehran to discuss the nation’s water crisis this month, President Masoud Pezeshkian asked them to remove their blazers to cope with the sweltering heat instead of switching on the air conditioning. —Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

Just over seven months from completing phase one of this mega-project, Chinese engineers have finished the build and switched on the world's first underwater data center (UDC) powered by offshore wind turbines. —New Atlas, 1 June 2026

The left-back will make the switch on the expiration of her current contract on July 1, keeping her at Stamford Bridge until 2029 with the option of an additional year. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026

The good-enough tool that is already in the building just gets switched on. —Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for switch on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon